This conversation is more of a reminder/to-do list, so I'm going to get right into it:
CRA — Home Office Expense Deductions
A reminder of the tax deductions you can access if you are/were working from home during COVID. For more information, please see the dedicated Home Office Expenses sub-page of the SFU Finance department page.
Please give a warm welcome to these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Chang, Vivian
Business Analyst
Temporary Promotion
Alumni Relations
Alumni Relations
Chireboah-Ansah, Robert
Coordinator Double MA Graduate Program
Additional Job
Global Communication Double MA
Communication Arts Technology
Each month, our Advocacy Committee answers your questions about the AD 10 policies (aka, your terms and conditions of employment.)
Here is the Advocacy Committee Chair, Wanda Dekleva, to answer some of your questions about workplace issues.
Business owners and employees alike feel that employee tracking software is intrusive, but purchasing this type of software has grown over the past year due to COVID.
Although employers have found that employees can get their work completed while not physically in the office, many companies still want evidence of high productivity.
Is it legal to use monitoring software for employees?
In Canada, as long as the employer fully informs staff that monitoring software is in place and how it works, they can legally monitor their employees.
Please give a warm welcome to these new APSA members who have joined us in the past month.
Abelseth, Laila Marie
Officer, Safety Operations
New to SFU
FAS Office of the Dean
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Abdelrazik, Nouran Mamdouh Abdelshafi
Residence Life Coordinator
Resources:
https://bcblackhistory.ca/
https://antiracism.utoronto.ca/black-history-month-2021/
Each month, our APSA Advocates answer your questions about workplace challenges, the AD 10 policies and how they’re applied.
Questions? Submit them anonymously here.
Hello, I'm Laya Behbahani, an advocate on APSA's Advocacy Committee. On behalf of the Committee, I'm answering your questions about your benefits and tuition waiver.
According to Google Analytics, my most popular "Conversations with the President" article to date was the one on "Free Stuff and Discounts," so I thought I'd be dramatic when titling this post.
Arbitrations and Grievances
APSA participated in the Colin Taylor mediation, which took place on January 18 -22, 2021. We also have one other arbitration on inappropriate discipline. Unfortunately, we can't disclose any details of the member arbitration due to confidentiality issues.